YouTube University (#Wattys2015)

No Understanding

I walked to my dorm for my free period. I thought that this would be a good time to ring up my Mum. I dialled up her number and she picked up. I put her on speaker.

"Hello my Baby"
"Hey Mum"
"What makes you ring me?"
"I wanted to see how you are doing"
"Aww, I'm doing good. What about you? Are you liking the place?"
"Yeah, there are really nice people and I love the work they give us because it is so fun and I feel I belong here"
"That's nice to hear darling"

"Mum, is there anything I need to know?"
"Actually, I saw that dreadful comment and how people were agreeing. Do you know this Youtuber called Grace Helbig?"
"Yeah, why?"
"She has commented about how that commenter was wrong and the comment she wrote was basically insulting her"
"I have to find her and talk to her"
"Oh darling, she really defended you for the first time in quite a while"
"I know, meanwhile I have a roommate"
"....it's not a boy, is it?"
"NO! You know Minx?"
"Oh yes, you told me about her. She sound like a nice woman. Is there anyone you fancy at the place?"
"Not yet but you never know"

"Ana, I need to go. I have a doctor's appointment"
"Why, what's happened?!"
"Don't worry, it's just to see how I'm doing with all this medicine and everything"
"Mum"
"Yes dear"
"...thanks for letting me come here"
"It's alright, you can't take care of me until I die. You have a life too making the world a better place"
"Bye Mum"
"Goodbye sweetie"

I hung up from the phone and that is when I heard the door squeak. Was someone listening in? I ran to the door and opened up to find Grace about to make a run for it.

"Hold it there Grace"
"Okay, I know what this looks like-"
"Come in"
"What?"
"Well you don't want to stand in a hallway, do you?"

Grace walked into the room and sat on my bed. I closed the door and sat next to her.

"Ana?"
"Yeah?"
"Are you mad at me?"
"No, I can't be mad at you"
"Why not?"
"...my Mum told me that you defended me from that commentor"
"Yeah, I did"
"That means a lot to me"
"It does?"
"Yeah, the last time I was defended was ages ago. Or so my Mum says"
"Oh, okay"

All of a sudden, I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her softly, not wanting to break her bones. I broke into tears and she hugged back. She placed her chin on my forehead.

"Ana?"
"Thank you Grace! Thank you so much!"
"Oh honey, everything will be alright"
"No it won't. There's always something making me sad"
"Where did your happiness and optimism go?"
"To other people. It always has"

I continued to cry and I was getting tired. As I was falling asleep, I felt myself being laid down on the bed and the covers going over my body. Before I fell asleep, I heard Grace say;

"I guess no one will understand"